Adjustable coin hopper



Jan. 30, 1923. 1,443,481. J. P. LAVIGNE ET AL.

ADJUSTABLE COIN HOPPER.

FILED JULYIB, 1921. 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

Jan. 30, 1923.

J. P. LAVIGNE ET AL.

ADJUSTABLE COIN HOPPER.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

min JULYIB. 1921.

Patented Jan. 30,1923, r I i Ul iltft'li) isrArE-s Pnrnurwor Pic-s;

Lure SPINKS, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN; SAID LAVIGNE ASSIGNOR TO sAInsrmKs.

ADJUSTABLE CDINI-IOIPPER.

Application filed July 13, 18521. Serial No. 485,537."*

5 State of Michigan, have invented a certain throat of the-hopperhavinga'co i h d new and useful improvement in l ldjustable Wall E spaced from the hopper to form an oin Hoppers, and declarethe followingv to annular chamber A between the throat of be a full, clear, and exact description or the the-hopperand the 'sleeve;the"sleeve being same, such as will enable others skilled in the soldered or spot-Welded 'to the'hopper,- as at in art to which it pertains to make and'use the B C; denotes 'a tube irotatable. withinthe same, reference being had to theaccolnpanysleeve 13 having a lower fiaring end- C iug ilrawings, which form a part of this Spaced from i the cone-shaped discharge fi ti n v v throat D, to 'which' it is s'oldere'di'orwelded I (lur'invention relates to an adjustable coin as at C ,for1ning an annular chamber D a 15 hopper shovru in the accompruiying drawbetween it and thedischarge throat. E, is

ing fsfand more particularly described in the an expansible and contractible" tubular following specification and. claims. I member concentrically supported Within the a The object o'l 'tlie present invention is to n'iembers B and 5 C, comprising apluralityreduce the cost o't manufacture and to perof lattice-like strips E respectively pivoted 20 "lent the general cons ruction and operation together as indicated at'E' r The-upper and f the device described and claimed in the lower ends of the strips lormi-ng the expansi application for patent filed by lluil Spinlrs ble and contractible tube beingbenti topro on the 17th day of January '1 921. Serial No. vide tlariu cone-shaped ends extendinginto 478 151]; r i u i i the respective annular chambers A and DQ 25 in the drawings accompanying this specithis a cam-shaped slot in the tu'b'e cr into m r i which projects the eudfot a'screwl ysup- Figure l is a side elevation of the device, pm'i'til in the \vallol the sleeve B." B is an showing an opening" in the outer tube or opening in the sleeve B, and C designate shell through which is displayed uunlcrals numerals onthe tube C indicatingflthede- 30 stamped upon the inner co-actiuu t.uhe,innomination ott-hecoin'whi-ch the expa-nsible (limiting the denoainatiou of the coin for tuhe'is adapted-'to' receiveupon-adjustingthe v which it hasbeeu adjusted to'receive. tuhe G sothat tzheindicating marlc adjacent l igure i3 is a side elevation part1 in to the numerals will register with the mark tion as viewed from the opposite side of the B on the sleeve B. C denotesa plurality of 35 device, showing a plurality of locking studs studs orprojections, formed upon a spring or projections adapted to register with cortongue 0* integral with the tubeC, adapted responding depressions in the outer co-a-ctto enter a depression 13, in the sleeve B to ing tube or shell to yielding'ly secure the deyieldingly secure the expansible tube in its vice when adjusted for coins of different adjusted relation upon the numerals indi- 40'denominati0ns. eating the coin for which the tube is ad- Figure 3 is a plan view of the hopper. justed being exposed through the opening in Figure i is a vertical crosssectional view the sleeve. I through the device, showing the adjustable It will be apparent that in place of a tube contracted. screw F projecting into the cam Way C, any

45 Figure 5 is a horizontal cross-scctional other suitable device may be employed adaptvievi on or about line'5-5 oi Figure 4 showed upon the rotation of the tube C within :ing the projecting pin *arried by the outer the sleeve B, to force the sleeve outwardly or tube extending into an inclined or slotted inwardly in accordance with the direction canrwaylor expanding and contrzu'ftingethe of the rotationof the tube, which acting 5O lattice tube a a v upon the inclined ends of the lattice members Figure (5 is a vertical cross-sectional view forming the expansilole and contractible tuthrough the device showing the tube ot the bular member forces the latter to expand hopper cxpanded. p or contract as may be'required to receive Figure 7 is a crosssectional view taken on coins of different diameters. I In the-operation of the device following liu To Z'Z 107mm it may coucevm:

Be it known that we, dosnrn l Lrvrenn and LUrr Eli-inns, citizens or the United Statespresiding at Detroit, count o't i Vayne,

or about line T of Figure 6.

Referringnow to the letters of reference placed upoirthe-drawingsz A, denotes -'a hopper-and-B, a sleeveextending downwardlyfrom 'thezflrinclinedx" the adjustment of the tubular member to receive coins of certain predetermined denomination; a tubular paper wrapper of corresponding diameter is inserted in the tubular member with its lower margin bent inwardly to prevent the discharge of the coins through the paper wrapper. A. predetermined number of coins of proper denomination are then brushed into the hopper and thereby directed into the paper wrapper, filling the latter to its proper capacity. The package may then be withdrawn from the hopper and the end of the wrapper bent over the coins to secure them against accidental dislodgment.

Having thus described our invention what we claim is:. I

1. ,In. adevice oi the character described, a hopper, a sleeve extending downwardly from the hopper having an inclined portion concentric to the inclined wall of the hopper and spaced from the latter to form an annular cone-shaped pocket, a tube rotatable within the sleeve having'a lower flaring cone shaped end, a cone-shaped member secured in concentric relation to the cone-shaped end of the tube forming an annular pocket or chamber, an expansible and contractible tu-, bular member having flaring ends respectively extending into the cone-shaped pockets, and means adapted upon the manual rotation of the tube to shift said tube longitudinallywithin the sleeve in either direction, whereby the expansible and contractible tubularmember may be adjusted for coinsfot different denominations.

2. In a device of the character described, a hopper, a sleeve extending downwardly fromthe hopper having an inclined portion concentric to the inclined wall of the hopper and spaced from the latter to form an annular cone-shaped pocket, a tube rotatable within the sleeve having a cam-shaped slot and a lower flaring cone-shaped end, a coneshaped member secured in concentric relation to the cone-shaped end of the tube forming an annular pocket or chamber, an expansible and contractible tubular member having flaring ends respectively extending into the cone-shaped pockets, and a member carried by the sleeve adapted to project into the cam-shaped slot of the tube, whereby when the tube is manually rotated it may be shifted longitudinally in either direction within the sleeve to adjust the expansible and contractible tubular member.

3. in a device of the character described, a hopper, a sleeve extending downwardly from the throat of the hopper having an inclined portion concentric with the inclined wall of the hopper and spaced from the latter to form an annular cone-shaped pocket or chamber, a tube rotatable within the sleeve having a flaring lower end, a cone-shaped member concentrically secured in spacedrelation to the flaring end of the tube to form an annular cone-shaped pocket or chamber, an expansible and contractible latticed tubular member having open flaring ends respectively extending into the cone-shaped pockets or chambers, and means adapted to direct the tube outwardly or inwardly with reference to the sleeve upon manually rotating the tube, whereby the diameter of the expansible and contractible latticed tubular member may be adjusted as required;

In testimony whereof, we sign this speci lication in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH P. LAVIGNE. LUFF SPINKS. Witnesses i S. E. THOMAS, P. J. MURPHY. 

